Encryption
- News
End-to-End Encryption Is Gone From Instagram DMs. Why Now, and What Kenyans Should Do
Meta ended Instagram's end-to-end encrypted DMs on 8 May 2026. Here is why, what changed, and what Kenyans can actually…
- Startups
GreenAfrica’s $100K Win Caps the World’s Largest Web3 Hackathon
Hedera's $1M Africa Hackathon ends with GreenAfrica winning $100K. A new Investment Committee signals long-term capital for builders.
- News
How a WhatsApp Tweet About ‘lol’ Ignited a Firestorm Over Privacy
A WhatsApp joke, "we see you," caused a privacy firestorm as users, distrustful of Meta, feared their encrypted messages were…
- Startups
Shutter Network Launches Shutter API to Bring Next-Gen Encryption to Web3
Shutter Network launches Shutter API, a decentralized encryption tool enabling trustless privacy for Web3 auctions, gaming, DeFi, and secure transactions.
- Opinion
Privacy Forecasts for 2021; Data Hoarding and Government Crackdowns on Encryption
This realisation has led to a shift in attitudes to privacy and the way citizens, organisations and governments perceive it.…
- Opinion
How can we make everyone quit WhatsApp?
Facebook is really bullying us to accepting its new policies with WhatsApp. If we don't like it, the only option…
- News
Google RCS Messaging goes live in Kenya
Messages just got better, and RCS Support has gone live in Kenya. You may have already seen the notification if…
- News
Report: Modern Android Phones beat iPhones in Security
Android BEATSβ’ Apple in Security
- News
Facebook Shelves Plans to Insert Ads in WhatsApp – For Now
Facebook has revealed it won't be inserting ads on WhatsApp in the near future as had been previously reported
- News
You can now Chat through the Google Photos App.
Google has introduced an easier way to share photos as quick messages through their Photos backup platform.
- Opinion
Bonga (Zwuup) by Safaricom was a dead-before-arrival Chat App
Safaricom Alpha department launched over a year ago an App called Bonga - later renamed to Zwupp! - that was…
- Interesting Reads
Bonga Review: Safaricom brings Chat to M-Pesa
Innovation? Or dead on arrival? M-Pesa Bonga App wants to intergrate chatting with Safaricom's Mobile Money Transactions.
- Interesting Reads
An ethical hacker can help you beat a malicious one
Not all hackers can be bad for an organisation: the white hat or ethical hacker can help
- Interesting Reads
Snapchat could be the Future of Social Networking
I used Snapchat for one week, and I think it's the future. Read on to find out why.
- Best Lists
WhatsApp Vs Telegram: Which is the Best Messaging App?
Telegram is a messaging app like WhatsApp. That’s if you haven’t heard of it yet. It has pretty much the…
